1994 Porsche 968 Club Sport

This Porsche 968 Club Sport was delivered new to Tokyo as a special order car in 1994. 

It is a LHD model because, well, for reasons best-known to themselves, the Japanese have long been in the habit of preferring their foreign luxury and performance cars to have the steering wheel on the left, despite the fact that they drive on the same side of the road as we do. 

Somehow, the LHD configuration heightens the ‘otherness’ of these prestige cars and is seen as adding some much-valued kudos. 

And it makes sense dynamically and ergonomically in a car like the 968, because it was designed from the ground up to be, first and foremost, a LHD car.

We know that prestige cars imported from Japan have invariably been pampered and obsessively curated by owners who take huge pride in the condition and quality of their vehicles.

It may be something of a cliché to talk about the value of ‘honour’ in Japanese society and culture, but it’s no exaggeration to say that it shapes and informs every aspect of the Japanese motor trade, where there is no place for Trotter-san or Daley-san.

We also know that Japan is a country in which salt is thrown over the shoulders of sumo wrestlers, not chucked all over the roads with reckless abandon like it is in the UK. 

This car is well-known among marque and model afficionados.

It has been featured in Evo Magazine, on the front cover of Porsche Post, and even has its own mini-biography, courtesy of the Porsche Club of Great Britain, whose stand at the NEC Classic Car Show it recently graced.

Their bio has the following to say of the car, which today has a paltry 44,000 miles on the odometer.

‘…it has had three owners from new. The current owner purchased it nearly 15 years ago from a Swiss collector in the Middle East [Dubai] and subsequently shipped it back to the UK. It is an unusual specification in that it is Porsche Midnight Blue, non-sunroof, original Recaros, AC, no limited slip diff. As a thoroughly usable example it has attended most major classic events many times, including the Le Mans Classic’.

Aside from the subtle addition of a ‘cat back’ exhaust system, the car is wholly original, authentic, unrestored and unmolested in every respect. 

We have driven this car and can enthusiastically attest to levels of grin-inducing balance and poise that retain the power to thrill some 30 years after it left the factory.

It really is a properly sorted and fettled example of one of the best drivers’ cars ever built. 

The bodywork is in very good order and there are no dinks, dents, creases or folds to speak of anywhere that we can see.

The shut-lines and panel gaps are as consistent, precise and even as we’ve come to expect of Gunther, Wolfgang and the rest of the Zuffenhausen Meister Technikers.

In fact, even by Porsche’s lofty quality-control standards and obsessive over-engineering, the doors on this car close with an exceptional degree of gravitas and accuracy.

The car’s Midnight Blue paintwork is very decent throughout, and even entirely standard stone chips and scratches are rather more notable for their absence than their presence.

There are one or two paint chips on the sill covers by the rear wheel arches; some cracks to the protective plastic cover around the o/s/f wheel arch; a stone chip here and there around the nose of the car and the front of the bonnet; and the top of the tinted film on the rear screen is a little ragged in places.

The wheels are in first-class condition, with just one minor scuff to be seen on the o/s/r wheel, and the matching Michelin Pilot Sport rubber they’re wearing looks to have plenty of useful life left in it.

The pop-up lights pop up and down as required and without hesitation or complaint.

The lights, lenses, badging and other exterior fixtures and fittings are all beyond reproach.

The 100% original and authentic interior of this car is in superb condition even for the car’s low mileage, let alone its age.

The rare, original Recaro seats are supportive, yet comfortable. Being clad in black fabric rather than leather or vinyl, there are no creases, cracks or other signs of wear and tear to contend with. 

Everything is remarkably fresh-looking and well preserved.

The black plastics on and around the dashboard and centre console have resisted the usual temptations to crack or fade.

The headlining is fine, as are the door cards.

The carpets and Porsche-branded mats are following the same script in terms of condition and quality.

Being strictly a two-seater, the luggage bay behind the front seats is enormous. 

One way you can vouch for the authenticity of this Club Sport is the fact that there’s no external key access for the rear hatch – it is opened using a cable-pull on the inside. That’s how they left the factory.

As far as we and the vendor are aware, all buttons, knobs, levers, dials, gauges and switches do what they’re supposed to do in a faithful and obedient manner.

The engine and engine bay are very neat and tidy.

Everything is notably clean, dry and orderly. 

We’d give it 5 stars on a food hygiene scale, never mind a mechanic’s report. 

The undersides of the car look solid and honest and we’ve seen nothing whatsoever to make us tut, frown or otherwise question the car’s character or integrity.

The vendor has some video footage of the car’s undersides, which he’d be happy to share with any interested bidders.

This car comes with a very good history file covering its time in Dubai, the UK and Japan, although you might want to brush up on your Japanese language skills to fully make sense of the service invoices dating from its time there.

Its most recent service was carried out by Northway Porsche of Reading in June 2025. The seller says: "The car has had cambelt, new clutch and all 'big' items done in the last few years."

Prior to that, it has all manner of bills, invoices and receipts attesting to a full UK servicing, maintenance and repair history through the revered marque specialists, Autofarm.

It comes with full sets of keys, various guides and manuals, plenty of copies of car magazines in which it has appeared, a recent HPI report and an MoT certificate, with no advisories whatsoever, that’s valid until 2026.

The vendor asked if we thought it would be honest to state in the listing that this is probably one of the very best, most authentic, low mileage 968 Club Sports anywhere out there.

After giving his question half a nano-second of consideration, we said yes.

It is in outstanding original condition, drives as well as it ever did (which is very well indeed), and its value - here, in Europe and the US - is only going to go in one direction for the foreseeable future.

In case you’re wondering, that direction is up.

We are happy to offer this vehicle for auction with an estimate in the range of £35,000 - £45,000.

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